When I first moved to Madison almost five years ago, The Icon was hands down my favourite restaurant. I love tapas and I love cocktails and Icon had some of the best of both. I've went well over a dozen times in the first few years and always enjoyed myself.
Linda Sanders
We have been here reasonably often. It has declined some. Service was slow. The quality of the wine list had decreased as selection is not as good and price has increased. Food was good with nice presentation. With so many options in downtown Madison, Icon will need to step up its game before we return.
Joshua Liesse
Waitress was great. Thirty five minutes to get first drink after being seated. Our food was burnt. Never coming back. Restaurant was empty and our food was still burnt and over cooked.
Venus
Not a good selection for YayMakers Paint Night. The restaurant is not exactly made for these kind of events. It's a lounge, which means it's too tight & narrow with limited space for painting. The bartender couldn't keep up with simple drinks which was mimosas, which is actually not hard to make. I tried to order breakfast but changed my mind once he act like he was overwhelmed. Eventhough I like my painting I cancelled my next paint night at this location & with the instructor Tad. He took his playfulness too far throwing a pen at another guest which almost hit me in the head? Overall not a good experience.
Robert Peterson
Wonderful food, all separate tastes. Shared 10 different dishes amongat 6 people, including paella. Service was great. Flat bread was fun...and actually rolled.
Eugenia B
The service was good; the food was mediocre. Garlic grilled bread was skimpily supplied, but that was okay because it was boring bread and where was the garlic? If you can’t do something so basic well, there is no hope for the rest of your food. Everything we ate was drowned in boring tomato sauces that were not better than what you’d get out of a bottle. The wine tasted grape-y. Skip.
angelaolson1097
Treated my partner on Boxing Day before a comedy club show as he is a paella lover. While tasty and edible, what we were served was only loosely related to paella - not authentic at all. More of a rice dish with bbq-sauce flavored meat added. Appetizers were nice but unenthusiastically cooked and presented. The wine was lovely and the servers were friendly and accommodating, but don't expect the food to be anything but average. Okay, but I can't recommend especially if you're looking for authentic paella.
Cindy Thompson
Very cute atmosphere and right across from the overture center
Icon is a good spot to stop for a drink after a show. I really enjoyed meeting the bartender Jake. He was knowledgeable about wine and suggested some great cocktails. He made our evening very fun! Thanks Jake.
Colleen Hoffer-Schmidt
Friendly people but will not return. Stopped in for brunch before an Overture show. Food took forever and when we got our order it was wrong. Meal was remade but crab cakes were raw. I was made to pay full price for the meal but given a $5 off coupon my next visit... that will never happen! What’s worse, there were only eleven people in the place and everyone was having problems with getting wrong food and poor service. Very expensive, $40+ brunch for 2.
Scott Sowlles
Cocktails and wine were tasty! Try the bacon wrapped dates for a quick nosh
Alvin Jonathan
Good food but pricy
Ed Ray
Made reservations for eight. A friend of ours recommended this restaurant and even joined us for dinner on our visit. She thought she needed to apologize after. The meal started with one of our drinks being brought to the table in a dirty glass; lipstick. No big deal but it got worse from there. Salads that came with meals took ages to appear or didn't appear at all until asked for. 3 meals were inedible and returned. We spent at least 2+ hours here before a show and most of us left hungry. We had to have a second dinner after the show. It wasn't cheap either. Wouldn't recommend.
This restaurant seems permanently closed.
When I first moved to Madison almost five years ago, The Icon was hands down my favourite restaurant. I love tapas and I love cocktails and Icon had some of the best of both. I've went well over a dozen times in the first few years and always enjoyed myself.
We have been here reasonably often. It has declined some. Service was slow. The quality of the wine list had decreased as selection is not as good and price has increased. Food was good with nice presentation. With so many options in downtown Madison, Icon will need to step up its game before we return.
Waitress was great. Thirty five minutes to get first drink after being seated. Our food was burnt. Never coming back. Restaurant was empty and our food was still burnt and over cooked.
Not a good selection for YayMakers Paint Night. The restaurant is not exactly made for these kind of events. It's a lounge, which means it's too tight & narrow with limited space for painting. The bartender couldn't keep up with simple drinks which was mimosas, which is actually not hard to make. I tried to order breakfast but changed my mind once he act like he was overwhelmed. Eventhough I like my painting I cancelled my next paint night at this location & with the instructor Tad. He took his playfulness too far throwing a pen at another guest which almost hit me in the head? Overall not a good experience.
Wonderful food, all separate tastes. Shared 10 different dishes amongat 6 people, including paella. Service was great. Flat bread was fun...and actually rolled.
The service was good; the food was mediocre. Garlic grilled bread was skimpily supplied, but that was okay because it was boring bread and where was the garlic? If you can’t do something so basic well, there is no hope for the rest of your food. Everything we ate was drowned in boring tomato sauces that were not better than what you’d get out of a bottle. The wine tasted grape-y. Skip.
Treated my partner on Boxing Day before a comedy club show as he is a paella lover. While tasty and edible, what we were served was only loosely related to paella - not authentic at all. More of a rice dish with bbq-sauce flavored meat added. Appetizers were nice but unenthusiastically cooked and presented. The wine was lovely and the servers were friendly and accommodating, but don't expect the food to be anything but average. Okay, but I can't recommend especially if you're looking for authentic paella.
Very cute atmosphere and right across from the overture center
Very good service and great food.
Restaurantji Recommends
Icon is a good spot to stop for a drink after a show. I really enjoyed meeting the bartender Jake. He was knowledgeable about wine and suggested some great cocktails. He made our evening very fun! Thanks Jake.
Friendly people but will not return. Stopped in for brunch before an Overture show. Food took forever and when we got our order it was wrong. Meal was remade but crab cakes were raw. I was made to pay full price for the meal but given a $5 off coupon my next visit... that will never happen! What’s worse, there were only eleven people in the place and everyone was having problems with getting wrong food and poor service. Very expensive, $40+ brunch for 2.
Cocktails and wine were tasty! Try the bacon wrapped dates for a quick nosh
Good food but pricy
Made reservations for eight. A friend of ours recommended this restaurant and even joined us for dinner on our visit. She thought she needed to apologize after. The meal started with one of our drinks being brought to the table in a dirty glass; lipstick. No big deal but it got worse from there. Salads that came with meals took ages to appear or didn't appear at all until asked for. 3 meals were inedible and returned. We spent at least 2+ hours here before a show and most of us left hungry. We had to have a second dinner after the show. It wasn't cheap either. Wouldn't recommend.
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